Jim Connelly

The game was barely over and the chant began: “We want the Beanpot.” Thankfully for the Northeastern Huskies, they were not as focused on the Beanpot as their fans, as they successfully held off the Massachusetts Minutemen, 2-1, to give the club some much-needed momentum heading into Monday’s Beanpot as well as catapult NU into … Read more

The long-awaited battle between Boston College and New Hampshire had to wait two extra days due to the Blizzard of 2005, and in the end, little was decided as the two clubs skated to a 2-2 tie at BC’s Conte Forum Monday. Taking the ice just hours after moving to the No. 1 in the … Read more

Watching Friday’s grudge match between No. 2 Boston College and No. 8 Boston University, it’s obvious that the Eagles lived up to the adage that when given lemons, you make lemonade. Faced with a game filled with penalties and power plays, the Eagles scored five goals on special teams, including two shorthanded tallies, on their … Read more

It was a night filled with pomp and circumstance. Unfortunately, though, someone forgot to tell visiting Minnesota that in order for the script to play out perfectly, the Gophers were supposed to lose. In the final game at historic Walter [nl]Brown Arena, the host Terriers were unable to overcome an early deficit to the nation’s … Read more

The Boston College Eagles were seconds away from heading to the holiday break winless in their last four games. Then David Spina stepped in. Spina, on and end-to-end rush that looked almost Bobby Orr-esque, scored the game-winning goal with 22.6 seconds remaining in overtime as the Eagles sneaked past crosstown rivals Northeastern, 2-1, to end … Read more

Opponents take note: if you want to have any success against Boston College, your best bet is to allow plenty of shots. For the third time this season, the No. 2 Eagles eclipsed the 50-shot plateau. And for the third time, BC walked away without a victory. Saturday night that was due to the outstanding … Read more

It’s not often that the consolation game of any tournament, let alone a holiday tourney, would elicit a celebration worthy of singing and dancing. Not, of course, unless you’re Holy Cross. The Crusaders, who entered Sunday at the Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Pot as a heavy underdog against ECACHL-leading Union, let choruses of “O-Lay, O-Lay, O-Lay, … Read more

Perhaps it wasn’t as easy a path as Providence hoped for, but with a 3-1 victory over Holy Cross Saturday night, the Friars advanced to the championship game of the second annual Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Pot tournament. “We know [Holy Cross is] going to give us a good game,” said Providence coach Paul Pooley, whose … Read more